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Monday, March 14, 2016

Turkey Point Tritium





http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/miami-dade/sfl-radioactive-materials-from-turkey-point-leaking-into-biscayne-bay-study-says-20160308-story.html


I believe you can get many answers in my well-referenced Tritium Backgrounder ( http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/background-information-on-tritium.html ). In addition, Tritium cannot be considered a "tracer" for other radio-isotopes because it is an integral part of the water molecule itself. Elevated Tritium levels might indicate a leak of sorts, but not necessarily a tracer for other radioactive elements.

Leslie Corrice


NRC has an excellent Backgrounder on Tritium http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/tritium-radiation-fs.html

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